The Portland daily press., 1887-07-07
Notes Of the Track, Road and Stable.

The Cleveland Driving Club is going to Of
fer big purse for Harry Wilkes and Oliver
X. to trot for at its July meeting.
The veteran Maine horseman, Mr.. Hiram
Reed, formerly of Augusta, has become
resident Of Boston, and is now living at 80
Myrtle street.
Mr.. G. j. Hamlin, of Buffalo, N. Y, win
trot his mare Belle Hamlin (21st, against
Harry Wilkes at the Buffalo circuit meeting,
for purse of $1,000.
j. E. Eaton of Waldoboro, sold his regis
tered Matchmaker mare, Amelia A., five
years old, to George b. White, banker, Bos-
ton. The trade was private, but the price
paid was a large one.
The PAGER johnson seems capable Of re-
tanning his crown this season. He was driy-
en- three heats recently. over Belmont Park,
in 2.2lA, 215t, and 2.124. This is the fastest
time Of the season.
Knox Agricultural Society have provided
for q race to take place in connection with
the annual fair, Sept. Goth and 30th. There
will be six events, three for each day, con-
sisting Of two colt races, for two-year-olds
and three-year-olds, open to any county colt,
gents driving race, $50, 500 and free-for-all.
The purses offered will amount to $780,
During recent interview with Mr.. +. H.
Briggs. Auburn, the question of the ''vision
theory" came up, when Mr.. Briggs remarked
that at Maple Grove Stock Farm 1--WE are
very careful not to have our grooms and at
tendants working around the brood mares
in their shirt sleeves. but see that they are
all dressed in dark clothes Their colts, so
far, have been solid colors." Little details
like this are too often neglected by many
who have charge OF breeding stock.
Berry Brothers of Rockland recently pur-
chased the four-year-old chestnut filly- Mag
gle, of +. G. Nichols OF Searsport. Maggie
is by Hambletonian Chief, the sire Of George
o., with a record of 2.244. Hambletonian
Chief is by Middleton, he by Rysdyk's Ham
bletonian. Maggie is out Of Belle. The
sire Of her dam was young Buchanan, with a
record Of 2'293 on half-mie track, and the
sire of Previous 2.24A, Georgia 2.37, lara,
trial in 2,3Q2 Maggie Is Of good size and
very stylish and rangy filly. She shows fine
action, and is without doubt one of the fin
est colts ever brought into Rockland.
The famous pacing mare Bessie NJ, 2.162
has been bred to Epaulette.
Bessie Turner, the dam of Oliver X, 2.16t.
has been bred to Patron.
f. j. Haskell of Canaan, recently sold his
Hambletonian horse Ned, six years old, for
the sum of $1,000, TO George Haskell of Lew
iston. This horse, by Won Moltke. was
brought from Dixmont by the Gardiner boys
and sold to Haskell about one year ago for
$500.
Henry Sawyer, Esq, of Norridgewock has
sold very nice young mare for S1C00. She
was half sister to DIR. o. w. Jewett's fine
stallion, Bay Fearnaught, also half sister
to Nellie r., that was sold for a large sum,
and went to London, Eng,
DIR. III. l.. johnson OF Augusta, recently
purchased q valuable horse IN Vassalboro,
paying SSCl The animal was by Victor, is
bay, 16 hands high, weighs 1860 pounds, and
besides being very fast is noticeable for
style and form. Victor had a record OF 2.23,
made at Charter Oak Park in 1885.
L. l.. NOrcrosS of Manchester, recently
sold two very fine one year colts for 5000
each, to 90 to Nova Scotia, and was offered
for two more $1,000 each, one to go to Califor-
mia and the other TO go to Kentucky. All
J. L. Plummer Of Weeks Mills, owns one
of the colts by Oryille W., brought to Maine